Prefix Worksheet
Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.
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- 1.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
- 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
- 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
- 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
- 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
- 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
- 7.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
- 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
- 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
- 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
- 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
- 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
- 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
- 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) unspell
- 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
- 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
- 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
- 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
- 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
- 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
- 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
- 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
- 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
- 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
- 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
- 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
- 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
- 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
- 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
- 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
- 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
- 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
- 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
- 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
- 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
- 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
- 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
- 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
- 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
- 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse
Answer key
- lead wrongly
- disloyal
- recheck
- dis-
- use again
- mis-
- discontinue
- pre-
- re-
- pay before
- understand wrongly
- count wrongly
- not tidy
- misspell
- behave wrongly
- not obey
- un-
- not lucky
- not common
- unequal
- play again
- unwell
- not safe
- not well
- unusual
- judge before
- untidy
- not clear
- repaint
- unclear
- misunderstand
- place wrongly
- mishear
- judge wrongly
- open again
- view before
- unkind
- revisit
- rewrite
- misuse
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